Around-the-World Roundup: 'Potter' Passes 'Rings'
With help from a strong opening in China, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 reached its final major milestone this weekend. On Sunday, it passed The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King to move up to third place on the all-time worldwide (domestic plus foreign) chart with $1.135 billion. It only trails James Cameron's Avatar ($2.78 billion) and Titanic ($1.84 billion), but by insurmountable margins.
Deathly Hallows Part 2 earned $63 million from 61 markets, which included a huge $26.5 million debut in China. That's by-far the biggest Chinese opening ever for a Harry Potter movie. The movie's foreign total reached $792.4 million, and it almost certainly moved past Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides on Monday to claim third place on the all-time foreign chart. It should finish with around $900 million overseas, which will push its worldwide total past $1.25 billion.
It's important to note that while overseas ticket price inflation data is tricky to come by, Deathly Hallows Part 2 would obviously not rank third all-time in ticket sales. It's sold fewer tickets than Return of the King, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone and many older movies as well.
The Smurfs expanded to 42 territories this weekend (up from seven last weekend) and earned an impressive $48.7 million. It took first place in most of its markets, including Brazil ($6.65 million), France ($5.93 million), Mexico ($5.53 million) and Germany ($5.43 million). Distributor Sony Pictures International emphasized that Smurfs opened ahead of Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel in many of its territories. That movie ended up with over $223 million overseas, though it had the advantage of playing through the holidays. Including its openings last weekend, Smurfs has already made $56.3 million overseas.
Captain America: The First Avenger dipped 47 percent to $26.2 million from 41 markets. It opened to $2.6 million in Spain, which wasn't impressive, and $1.2 million in Hong Kong. It also had solid holdover performances in Brazil ($4.1 million), Mexico ($3.3 million), the United Kingdom ($2.4 million), Australia ($2.2 million) and Russia ($1.6 million). Through Monday, the movie has made $106.5 million overseas for a worldwide total of $251.4 million.
Corresponding with its domestic opening, Rise of the Planet of the Apes debuted to $23.8 million in 25 markets. It only opened in a few major territories, scoring $5.2 million in Russia, $5.1 million in Australia and $5 million in Spain. It adds 15 regions next weekend, including the U.K., France and Germany.
Cars 2 kept rolling overseas, grossing an estimated $20.1 million from 41 territories for a total of $258.4 million. Early last week it passed the original Cars's $217.9 million total, and it remains 60 percent ahead of that movie in comparable territories.
Transformers: Dark of the Moon continued its remarkable run with $21.3 million from 62 markets. Its top two territories were China ($6.9 million) and Japan ($4.4 million). On Monday, it became just the sixth movie ever to earn over $700 million overseas, and its total is now at an impressive $701.3 million. That brings its worldwide total to $1.045 billion, and it inched ahead of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides on Sunday to rank seventh all-time and second on the year behind Harry Potter.
After some quiet weekends, Super 8 expanded in to a few key markets and burst back on to the charts. It earned $16.4 million from 27 territories thanks to decent debuts in France ($5.3 million), the U.K. ($3.6 million), Mexico ($2.3 million) and Germany ($2.2 million). Its foreign total reached $77.2 million for a worldwide total of over $200 million.
Discuss the Around-the-World Roundup on Facebook, Twitter, and in Box Office Mojo's forums.
Other Notables - Weekend Gross - Gross-to-Date
Horrible Bosses - $7.9 - $25.1
Mr. Popper's Penguins - $5.9 - $79.8
Bad Teacher - $4.7 - $89.2
Bridesmaids - $4.5 - $90
Green Lantern - $3.5 - $45.7
Zookeeper - $3.4 - $50.2
Kung Fu Panda 2 - $1.8 - $451
Friends with Benefits - $2 - $7.8
Monte Carlo - $1.2 - $6
Domestic Report:
• Conquest of the Weekend by the 'Apes'
Last Weekend:
• 'Potter' Beats 'Transformers' to $1 Billion
Related Stories:
• 'Harry Potter' Hits $900M Worldwide in Record Time
• 'Harry Potter' Becomes Top-Grossing Franchise
• Around-the-World Roundup: 'Potter' Obliterates Foreign Records
• 'Potter' Targets Foreign Opening Record
Related Charts:
• 'Harry Potter' Franchise
• 2011 Worldwide Grosses
• All-Time Worldwide Grosses
Deathly Hallows Part 2 earned $63 million from 61 markets, which included a huge $26.5 million debut in China. That's by-far the biggest Chinese opening ever for a Harry Potter movie. The movie's foreign total reached $792.4 million, and it almost certainly moved past Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides on Monday to claim third place on the all-time foreign chart. It should finish with around $900 million overseas, which will push its worldwide total past $1.25 billion.
It's important to note that while overseas ticket price inflation data is tricky to come by, Deathly Hallows Part 2 would obviously not rank third all-time in ticket sales. It's sold fewer tickets than Return of the King, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone and many older movies as well.
The Smurfs expanded to 42 territories this weekend (up from seven last weekend) and earned an impressive $48.7 million. It took first place in most of its markets, including Brazil ($6.65 million), France ($5.93 million), Mexico ($5.53 million) and Germany ($5.43 million). Distributor Sony Pictures International emphasized that Smurfs opened ahead of Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel in many of its territories. That movie ended up with over $223 million overseas, though it had the advantage of playing through the holidays. Including its openings last weekend, Smurfs has already made $56.3 million overseas.
Captain America: The First Avenger dipped 47 percent to $26.2 million from 41 markets. It opened to $2.6 million in Spain, which wasn't impressive, and $1.2 million in Hong Kong. It also had solid holdover performances in Brazil ($4.1 million), Mexico ($3.3 million), the United Kingdom ($2.4 million), Australia ($2.2 million) and Russia ($1.6 million). Through Monday, the movie has made $106.5 million overseas for a worldwide total of $251.4 million.
Corresponding with its domestic opening, Rise of the Planet of the Apes debuted to $23.8 million in 25 markets. It only opened in a few major territories, scoring $5.2 million in Russia, $5.1 million in Australia and $5 million in Spain. It adds 15 regions next weekend, including the U.K., France and Germany.
Cars 2 kept rolling overseas, grossing an estimated $20.1 million from 41 territories for a total of $258.4 million. Early last week it passed the original Cars's $217.9 million total, and it remains 60 percent ahead of that movie in comparable territories.
Transformers: Dark of the Moon continued its remarkable run with $21.3 million from 62 markets. Its top two territories were China ($6.9 million) and Japan ($4.4 million). On Monday, it became just the sixth movie ever to earn over $700 million overseas, and its total is now at an impressive $701.3 million. That brings its worldwide total to $1.045 billion, and it inched ahead of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides on Sunday to rank seventh all-time and second on the year behind Harry Potter.
After some quiet weekends, Super 8 expanded in to a few key markets and burst back on to the charts. It earned $16.4 million from 27 territories thanks to decent debuts in France ($5.3 million), the U.K. ($3.6 million), Mexico ($2.3 million) and Germany ($2.2 million). Its foreign total reached $77.2 million for a worldwide total of over $200 million.
Discuss the Around-the-World Roundup on Facebook, Twitter, and in Box Office Mojo's forums.
Other Notables - Weekend Gross - Gross-to-Date
Horrible Bosses - $7.9 - $25.1
Mr. Popper's Penguins - $5.9 - $79.8
Bad Teacher - $4.7 - $89.2
Bridesmaids - $4.5 - $90
Green Lantern - $3.5 - $45.7
Zookeeper - $3.4 - $50.2
Kung Fu Panda 2 - $1.8 - $451
Friends with Benefits - $2 - $7.8
Monte Carlo - $1.2 - $6
Domestic Report:
• Conquest of the Weekend by the 'Apes'
Last Weekend:
• 'Potter' Beats 'Transformers' to $1 Billion
Related Stories:
• 'Harry Potter' Hits $900M Worldwide in Record Time
• 'Harry Potter' Becomes Top-Grossing Franchise
• Around-the-World Roundup: 'Potter' Obliterates Foreign Records
• 'Potter' Targets Foreign Opening Record
Related Charts:
• 'Harry Potter' Franchise
• 2011 Worldwide Grosses
• All-Time Worldwide Grosses
